#CD7A55#CD7A55
#CD7A55 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.116 H 44.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD7A55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 122, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.5%, 58.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.49, 28.79, 33.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.49, 44.48, 49.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.15% 0.0829 0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.15% 0.116 44.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7785, 27.5574, 12.1327) |
| Luminance | 0.2755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.21
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 3.98
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.02
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.12
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.68
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD7A55 #55A8CD
analogous
#CD556C #CD7A55 #CDB655
triadic
#CD7A55 #55CD7A #7A55CD
tetradic
#CD7A55 #6CCD55 #55A8CD #B655CD
square
#CD7A55 #6CCD55 #55A8CD #B655CD
split-complementary
#CD7A55 #55CDB6 #556CCD
monochromatic
#824226 #B15A34 #CD7A55 #DB9F84 #E9C4B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#CD7A55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#CD7A55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD7A55
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD7A55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD7A55 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#908452
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49654
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF6B71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd7a55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 122, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.116 44.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1a185',
500: '#cd7a55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd7a55; $custom-light: #e1a185; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd7a55",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 122,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.5,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66152,
"c": 0.11587,
"h": 44.3
},
"luminance": 0.27554
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD7A55
secondary
#A6C8D7
accent
#B0DE4A
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FDF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160F0B
muted
#847E7C